BMW R1200S

The R1200S has finally broken cover with an upgraded engine gearbox package
125 hp and 194 kg.

Due for release early 2005.

Boxer

 

As has the K12RS 160hp. drive shaft on the left...

 

Could be a new era in BMW motorcycles, I guess the F1 technology and perhaps
some lagging sales/too much weight/not enough fun have given them a shove.

Cam
'03 954

 

Lagging sales?
They have held their own for years.

 

Damn. I'm still holding out for an old era.


Gary

--
Wealth without Work
Pleasure without Conscience
Science without Humanity
Knowledge without Character
Politics without Principle
Commerce without Morality
Worship without Sacrifice

The Seven Deadly Sins of M.K. Gandhi

 

I reckon BMW should have given this bike a new prefix. Some people are
getting this new K1200 confused with the older K1200 with the standard
configuration motor (all cylinders facing left)

F-series --- Single cylinder, chain drive
K-series --- All cylinders facing left, shaft drive right side
R-series --- Boxer twin, shaft drive right side

?-series --- The new bike, all cylinders facing forwards (almost), shaft
drive left side

Would have made more sence to me!!!

Dicken's Cider
BMW R1150 G/S

 

Isn't BMW the second oldest still surviving engine and/or motorcycle dealer
next to Harley???

When did Ducati and Moto Guzzi make an appearance?

Dicken's Cider
BMW R1150 G/S

 

ducati was after the war , but we dont talk abot the war OK !!!

ducati started in 1926 manufacturing radios then capacitors and later
making high quality cameras ,cash registers(which is piss funny for the
dodgey CASH moite
Italians lol ) and elec razors

http://www.leicatime.com/italian.htm
http://www.cameraquest.com/ducati.htm

in 1935 they had 7000 workers

in the 2nd world war the factory was bombed and not much left

They needed mpney and took out a government loan but one of the conditions
was
that they had to start making engines to fit bicycles , the made the
cucciolo(puppy)
engine named because it made a little yap noise which fitted bicycles 4
stroke and 100 k/litre 48 cc ,
made from aluminium and weighing only 17 Kg with a huge 9mm weber carb and
making a stomping
1.25 Hp with 12 mm valves , top speed on the bike of 30 MPH

http://utenti.lycos.it/atapv/cucciolo.jpg

within 1 year they held 50% market share of mopeds

In 3 years they sold 100,000 engines and in another 2 years another 100,000

now they decided to make a complete motorcycle and appointed an aircraft
engineer and made the
complete bike with 2nd gen engine 65cc and 10mph faster weighing 100 pounds
with 22 in wheels and 15mm carb

now then they split with the aircraft engineer as the italian way and he
diecided to go make his own somewhere
else so they became competitors

next they used the engine and made the ducati 60 and was the completion of
moped to motorcycle with kickstart ,
leading axle telescopic forks and 18 in wheels also featured 3 speed
gearbox and friction damped rear suspension

so then convinced of their advance in the market they decided to go racing

 

Triumph is the oldest.

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...
http://toosmoky.d2.net.au

 

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
J5 has been possessed by HATZ!

OUT DEMON BEGONE!

 

all that text quoting for a two liner ?. and top posting .. good boy .

 

nah no mention of honda or Yamaha FZ6
or race results

 

194 kg...pigs arse (i tried it & its lighter than a normal GS but it aint
194 !!)...press bullshit & this thing has been out for ages. One in almost
every big bmw ATM on display.

 

R1200S not R1200GS learn to read.

Boxer

 

.........apart from the long hiatus where it didn't exist at all.

You could say Indian is old, too, but it doesn't really exist either,
despite the efforts of various main-chancers.

 

I can't find a pic or link to the new S anywhere except for a reference
ti it bieng released next year
Have you got more details?

 

No but I hope to get some soon.

Boxer

 

Triumph are much older than BMW, although its pretty hard to argue
continuity of history when the company died for a few years, someone(John
Bloor) bought the name and later started producing new bikes that have
nothing to do with the old Triumph.

 

In aus.motorcycles on Sat, 5 Jun 2004 01:09:30 +0800

Guzzi started selling bikes in 1922 beating BMW by a year. Ducati is
a postwar thing I believe, early 1950s.

Can't count Triumph, as John Bloor just bought the name, and nothing on
the previous bikes or tooling or anything. Although Harley and Guzzi
have changed owners, they've been continuously making bikes all that time.

Husqvarna might be a candidate, in that they started selling bikes in
1903 and I think they have either always sold them (although sometimes
only mopeds). Bit tricky now though, as I think the name has been sold
to Aprillia?

Zebee

 

sorry...my mistake. So where are they marketing this new model ??? Name
dropping anal retentives as last time ?